# Substation Project Engineer

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Freeport, ME
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $98,300 - $145,970
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

WSP is seeking a Lead Substation Project Engineer for their Freeport, ME or Foxborough, MA offices.

As a Substation Project Engineer, you will be involved in projects with the Power & Energy Substation Team, providing high-level technical assistance and guidance for multi-site and multi-phase electrical utility substation projects.

Key Responsibilities:

- Provide guidance on collecting, compiling, and analysing data related to physical work site conditions, engineering drawings, and substation equipment specifications.

- Coordinate, review, and approve substation electrical design packages for small to mid-scale projects.

- Apply high-level electrical engineering techniques to identify improvements across project phases.

- Perform complex electrical engineering work associated with substation physical and protection and control (P&C) design.

- Plan and incorporate future-ready and utility-driven design strategies.

- Review electrical calculations and provide technical oversight for substation switchyard layouts and equipment interfaces.

- Develop and review plans, specifications, cost estimates, and electrical site layouts.

- Provide technical leadership and project engineering support for new substation builds, expansions, retrofits, and rehabilitation programs.

- Oversee and support cross-functional teams of engineers and designers on concurrent projects.

- Prepare data and visualizations for interpretation and presentation of complex engineering information.

- Prepare technical memoranda, reports, and presentations communicating engineering concepts and design decisions.

- Support field visits and site walkdowns as needed.

- Interact with clients, utilities, contractors, and project stakeholders in a confident and professional manner.

- Collaborate with professionals, engineers, and infrastructure authorities on utility substation projects.

- Remain current in the latest electrical engineering techniques and practices.

Requirements:

- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience).

- 7 to 10 years of relevant post-education experience as an electrical engineer delivering substation engineering design deliverables.

- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

- Proficient with electrical engineering principles, practices, and processes as applied to utility substation design and construction support.

- Extensive knowledge of transmission and distribution substation infrastructure.

- Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of adjacent disciplines including protection & control (P&C), SCADA, and telecommunications interfaces.

- Experience with substation planning, detailed design, and construction support across new-build, expansion, and rehabilitation substation projects.

- Thorough knowledge of applicable engineering and electrical construction codes, industry standards, and regulatory compliance requirements.

- Strong technical computation and analysis skills.

- Ability to plan and conduct field visits and site walkdowns.

- Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills.

- Demonstrated self-leadership, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities.

- Works independently with minimal oversight while providing technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and designers.

- Proficient with discipline-specific design and analysis software and tools.

- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

- Demonstrated effectiveness coordinating with subcontractors, vendors, and project stakeholders.

- Experience leading substation design deliverables in either physical design or protection and control (P&C) design.

- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety.

Benefits:

- Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage

- Retirement savings

- Paid sick leave

- Paid vacation

- Paid parental leave

- Paid time off for bereavement, voting, and naturalization proceedings

Compensation:

- Expected Salary: $98,300 - $145,970

## Skills

### Required
- Electrical Engineering
- Substation Design
- Power Transmission
- Distribution Systems
- Protection and Control Systems
- SCADA
- Telecommunications Interfaces
- AutoCAD
- MicroStation
- Inventor

### Nice to have
- Master's Degree in Engineering
- Professional Engineer License
- Technical Lead
- Project Engineer

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